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Enrollment
812
Middle
DISTRICT 602 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OPELIKA CITY·NCES 010258001071
Opelika Middle School
1206 Denson Dr, Opelika, AL 36801 · (334) 745-9726 · Lee County
GRADES 04–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL812 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% of Alabama public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
594 students
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 4 | 0% |
| Grade 5 | 8 | 1% |
| Grade 6 | 4 | 0% |
| Grade 7 | 395 | 49% |
| Grade 8 | 401 | 49% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Opelika Middle School→Opelika High School
Based on grade levels within Opelika City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
49.3%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
22.5%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
37.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.8%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alabama's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Opelika Middle School
Opelika Middle School's state test result (37.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opelika Middle School this school | 812 | 73.2% | 37.9% |
| Hueytown Middle School Hueytown | 755 | 72.3% | 22.6% |
| Dothan Preparatory Academy Dothan | 1,034 | 71.3% | 26.5% |
| Moorer Middle School Eufaula | 495 | 75.4% | 30.7% |
| Katherine H Hankins Middle School Theodore | 771 | 76.1% | 27.7% |
| Calera Middle Montevallo | 767 | 62.5% | 34.8% |
Matched among Alabama middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Opelika Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Lee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.9% | #150 of 260 | #6 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.5% | #140 of 260 | #5 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #166 of 260 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 812 | #34 of 265 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #63 of 244 | #2 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.0% | #41 of 246 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.2% | #70 of 264 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.2% | #40 of 151 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
812
-348 (-30%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 1,004
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 17.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 812 | 49.7 | 16.3:1 | 73% (594) |
| 2023-24 | 798 | 50.8 | 15.7:1 | 74% (594) |
| 2022-23 | 1,132 | 67.9 | 16.7:1 | 72% (818) |
| 2020-21 | 1,160 | 66 | 17.6:1 | 70% (811) |
| 2017-18 | 1,018 | 62.2 | 16.4:1 | 66% (674) |
| 2015-16 | 891 | 62 | 14.4:1 | 68% (606) |
| 2010-11 | 963 | 77 | 12.5:1 | 66% (638) |
| 2000-01 | 1,070 | 62 | 17.3:1 | 56% (595) |
| 1990-91 | 1,004 | 52 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Opelika Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (1,018 to 812); teachers down 20% (62.2 to 49.7).
About Opelika Middle School
Opelika Middle School is a middle-grades school in Opelika, Alabama, reachable at (334) 745-9726. There are 812 students enrolled, covering grades 4 through 8. On average, middle schools in Alabama enroll around 508, and this school is 60% larger than that mark.
Opelika City counts 9 schools and 5,377 students, including Opelika Middle School.
Federal enrollment data show Opelika Middle School is 50% Black. Next come 28% White and 18% Hispanic. The county population is about 22% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 63, compared with 70 nationally.
There are about 16.3 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Opelika Middle School, which has 49.7. The school's 16.3:1 compares with an average of 17.9:1 for middle schools in Alabama. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 73%. The gap from the 48% average for public schools in Lee County is 25 points.
Opelika Middle School earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 59% of Alabama public middle schools.
Opelika Middle School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 37.9% is 7.0 points above the 30.8% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In Lee County, home to about 181,134 people, the median household earns about $65,824 a year, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Opelika Middle School shares Lee County with 40 other public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Northside School is closest at about 0.3 miles. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 6 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Opelika Middle School is 4th on average proficiency.
Locale: City: Small. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment fell by 30% across 4 years, from 1,160 in 2020-21 to 812 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 17.6:1 to 16.3:1.
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Lee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
181,134
Census ACS
Median income
$65,824
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
24,812 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Opelika City
- Opelika High SchoolHigh · 1,590 students
- Southview Primary SchoolElementary · 480 students
- Northside SchoolElementary · 464 students
- Jeter Primary SchoolElementary · 435 students
- Carver Primary SchoolElementary · 414 students
- Morris Avenue Intermediate SchoolElementary · 397 students
Other schools in Opelika
- Opelika High SchoolHigh · 1,590 students
- Beauregard Elementary SchoolElementary · 783 students
- Beauregard High SchoolHigh · 533 students
- Sanford Middle SchoolMiddle · 533 students
- Southview Primary SchoolElementary · 480 students
- Northside SchoolElementary · 464 students
Nearby schools
- Northside School0.3 mi · 464
- Opelika High School1.1 mi · 1,590
- Fox Run School1.4 mi · 392
- Jeter Primary School1.5 mi · 435
- Morris Avenue Intermediate School1.6 mi · 397
- Carver Primary School1.8 mi · 414
Frequently asked questions
About Opelika Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Opelika Middle School?
Opelika Middle School enrolls approximately 812 students in grades 04-08.
What grades does Opelika Middle School serve?
Opelika Middle School serves grades 04-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Opelika Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Opelika Middle School is approximately 16.3:1 (50 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Opelika Middle School?
At Opelika Middle School, the student body is approximately 28% White, 18% Hispanic, 50% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Opelika Middle School?
Opelika Middle School is overseen by Opelika City in Lee County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.